University of Colorado football coach Mike Macintyre coaches during his team’s spring football game on April 13, 2013. (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post)

The Colorado Buffaloes like to brag they live in the Pac-12 Conference. It’s a ritzy neighborhood with swimming pools and Cali sunshine. But it’s also a neighborhood that athletic director Mike Bohn couldn’t afford. The Buffs are over their heads competiting against Oregon and Southern Cal. Football drives the economic bus in college sports. And the CU football team is broken down piece of junk.

So, while the timing of Bohn’s departure from Boulder seems odd, it should come as little surprise. Do not weep for Bohn. But maybe shed a tear or two for new football coach Mike MacIntyre, who walked into a bigger mess than perhaps any reasonable man could imagine. Listen to Lance Britton of Mile High Sports Radio and I discuss the situaion here:

Peter Burns is a radio show host for Fox Sports Radio and Mile High Sports Radio in Denver. He is a former collegiate athlete and grew up in Baton Rouge, La. A self-proclaimed fan-analyst, Peter has covered every major sport for over a decade, including four NBA Championships with the San Antonio Spurs.